Doha: The Committee of Food Security and Environment at Qatar Chamber yesterday affirmed the importance of setting fair prices for Qatari agricultural products to protect local products and encourage farms-owners to increase production to achieve self-sufficiency, in a meeting yesterday.

The meeting focused on prices of agricultural products and mechanisms of protecting local products and consumers. Attendees suggested establishing a marketing company to promoteand sell local products to consumer complexes and outlets.

The meeting was headed by Qatar Chamber board member Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli in the presence of the representative of Prime Minister office Dr. Ali Al Amari; Director of Quality Licensing and Market Control Department at Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Abdulla bin Khalifa AL Kuwari; and Assistant Director of Agricultural Affair at Ministry of Municipality and Agriculture Adel Zain Al Kildy.

They proposed cancellation of compulsory pricing for two months for examining its impact.

They also emphasized the importance of assisting farms to produce permanently by providing support for green houses.

The committee recommended that producers, importers and outlets have to join hands to provide fair prices for local products.

It affirmed the importance of issuing a legislation that regulates the country’s production of agriculture and fisheries, while taking into account the global and regional experience.

The participants of the meeting also suggested establishing farmers association to regulate the market and distribute roles among farms owners.